Hawaii

To mark Earth Day 2017, Hawaiian Electric is highlighting its progress in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The company, including subsidiaries Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light, provides power to 95% of residents on five of Hawaii’s six main islands. Importantly, Hawaiian Electric reached a milestone last year when 26% of the electricity used by its customers came from renewable energy – up from 23% the year before. Many of Hawaiian Electric’s ambitious clean energy goals are described in its Power Supply Improvement Plan, which was submitted to the Public Utilities Commission in December. The plan calls for reducing operations that use fossil fuels, doubling the number of private rooftop solar systems and aggressively seeking grid-scale renewable resources, among other goals. Regionally in 2016, Hawaii Island custom...